SUPREME COURT - The Purbottar

02 Sep

‘Communal Tone In Some Reports, Country Will Get Bad Name’: Supreme Court

editor0 CommentsIndiaSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that news in a section of media bears a communal tone which could bring a bad name to the country as it was hearing a petition linked to the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi last year which was blamed for the surge in Covid-19 cases. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said: “The problem is, everything in this country is shown with a communal angle by a section of the media. That is the problem. The country is going to get a bad name ultimately." The plea in the court sought action against media…

31 Aug

Supertech`s 40 storey Noida twin towers to be demolished, flat buyers will get a refund

editor0 CommentsBusinessSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered demolition of two 40-floor towers built by real estate company Supertech in one of its housing projects in Noida for violation of building by-laws. SC said that construction of Supertech's twin 40 storey towers Supertech's Emerald Court project having 915 flats and shops was done in collusion with NOIDA authority and Supertech. In its verdict, Supreme Court said that construction of the twin towers containing around 1,000 flats in Supertech Emerald Court in Noida were done in violation of the rules and must be razed within a period of three months by Supertech at…

25 Aug

UP Govt Withdrew 77 Muzaffarnagar Riots Cases ‘Without Giving a Reason’, SC Told

editor0 CommentsPoliticalSUPREME COURT, uttarpradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government withdrew 77 cases related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots without providing reasons, senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, an amicus curiae in the matter, informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The submission was made in connection with a plea seeking the quick disposal of the cases against MP and MLAs. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant will soon hear a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking quick disposal of cases against MPs and MLAs. Sixty people had died in communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts in Uttar…

10 Aug

‘Wake up soon’: SC fines parties for not complying with its order on criminal candidates

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that political parties must publish criminal records of their election candidates within 48 hours of selection, Live Law reported. The court modified its judgement from February 13 last year, which said that the criminal history of election candidates must be made public either within 48 hours of selection or two weeks prior to the first date of filing of nomination papers for an election. The Supreme Court had added that political parties must publish the records in one regional and one national newspaper and also on Twitter and Facebook, PTI reported. In November 2020,…

09 Aug

SC notice on plea seeking transparency in vaccine clinical data

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking transparency in clinical trial data for the vaccines being administered in India under emergency use authorization and also a stay on the vaccine mandates, which is being issued by authorities in various parts of the country. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing petitioner Jacob Puliyel, vehemently argued that there is evidence in the medical literature that, vaccines that have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy are now licensed under emergency use authorization without the data being disclosed to the public. Bhushan emphasized coercive mandates for use of these inadequately…

08 Aug

Threat to human rights is highest in police stations: CJI

editor0 CommentsIndiahuman rights, SUPREME COURT

Expressing concern over increasing cases of custodial torture and police atrocities in the country, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Sunday said the threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest at the police stations despite constitutional declarations and guarantees. The threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in the police station. Custodial torture and other police atrocities are problems that still prevail in our society, ANI quoted the Chief Justice of India as saying. Justice Ramana was delivering the keynote address at an event organised by the National Legal Services Authority of…

07 Aug

Jharkhand judge death: SC pulls up CBI for not responding to judges’ complaints, issues notice

editor0 CommentsIndiajudiciary, SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Friday said trial court judges, especially those dealing with cases involving gangsters and high-profile people, are most vulnerable to external threats and bristled at the inaction of the CBI, Intelligence Bureau and the police in countering the threats to create a conducive atmosphere for judges to do justice without fear or favour. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Surya Kant said, “In criminal cases involving gangsters and high profile persons, when the accused do not get expected orders from the courts, they start maligning the judiciary. Unfortunately, this is a new trend…

27 Jul

Over 75,000 children lost either one or both parents in COVID-19 pandemic: NCPCR tells SC

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, IndiaCovid-19, NCPCR, SUPREME COURT

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that over 75,000 children have either lost one parent or became an orphan during the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of care and protection. In an additional affidavit, the child rights body said the number of children who have lost either their mother or father or both parents between April 1, 2020, to July 23, 2021, is based upon the information uploaded on “Bal Swaraj” portal up to July 23. The child rights body said a total of 75,320 children have become orphans or lost…

19 Jul

SC chides Gujarat govt. for a fire safety notification in covid hospital

editor0 CommentsIndiaGujarat govt., SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court pulled up the Gujarat government for bringing a notification to reverse its order on fire safety norms in Covid hospitals, warning that putting off the adherence till 2022 would mean “people will continue to die by burning”. “The notification gives the impression that the state is protecting illegality,” the bench said, telling the Gujarat government to withdraw the notification extending the deadline for hospitals in connection with building use permissions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on his part, submitted that the court should visualise the impact, if a 10-story building with a hospital, required for Covid treatment now,…

17 Jul

Kanwar Yatra would be in accordance with COVID-19 protocols: UP Government

editor0 CommentsIndiareligion, SUPREME COURT, uttarpradesh

Hours after the Supreme Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to hold the Kanwar Yatra scheduled to begin from July 25, the government maintained that “if” the yatra took place, it would happen in accordance with Covid-19 protocols and “with the consent of Kanwar associations”.The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter and served a notice on the Centre and the state governments of UP and Uttarakhand. While the Uttarakhand government has already cancelled the yatra, the court asked the UP government to reconsider its decision and inform it by Monday. A government spokesperson…